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  Frank Key, the independent building supplies family business operating for more than 100 years across the Midlands, has launched a new Key Essentials offer. For the first time, every single Frank Key branch will stock core products at a genuine trade net price to enable customers to buy with …

“Public and private sector finance will both be required to invest in Labour’s green industrial revolution to move to a zero carbon economy”, John McDonnell MP has told the Builders Merchants Federation. “And if there needs to be support for businesses to help in the transition, we’ll look at tax …

BLANCO UK was named Best Sink Brand at the 5th annual BKU Awards, after first winning the award in 2017. The 2019 BKU Awards took place at The Pavilion in The Tower of London where a room filled with the best in the kitchen and bathroom industry celebrated great achievements …

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice beat off stiff competition from 11 other finalists to win a public vote and be crowned champion in the Selco Stars contest. Carine Jessamine, marketing director at Selco, said: “The Selco Stars campaign has been hugely successful with hundreds of applications and more than 6,000 …

Selco Builders Warehouse is stepping up to the oche after announcing a new high-profile darts sponsorship. The UK’s fastest growing builders merchant has become an official partner of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in what is an initial two-year agreement. The PDC has become one of sport’s major success stories …

The Portsmouth branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants will be sponsoring Havant & Waterlooville FC for the 2019/2020 season. The club, which plays at Westleigh Park in Havant, is in the National League South.   As part of the sponsorship deal, Covers will have a pitch side perimeter board …

  The Horsham branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has renewed its sponsorship of a Horsham FC youth team for the 2019/2020 season. The team, which is based at Gorings Mead and will shortly be moving into a new stadium, has been supported by Covers for the last five …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has confirmed Squadron Leader John Peters as the Keynote Speaker at the BMF Members’ Annual Conference on 19 September 2019. Squadron Leader John Peters came to international attention in January 1991 when his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world.  He …

A Bromsgrove schoolgirl’s dream to play powerchair football in the top-flight is now within reach, with support from members of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and one of Britain’s leading children’s charities. For the last two years, Summer Rice has been playing the sport, but the equipment she used was …

Three companies, including Ideal Bathrooms, Neville Lumb and International Decorative Surfaces (IDS),  from the Saint-Gobain group are teaming up to raise vital funds for a children’s charity by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The group of 11 people will be walking 26 miles in aid of Barnado’s. The 12-hour …